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Sean Lao Shi

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I develop my own TESOL teaching resources, specifically aimed at adult learners at a range of abilities. My classes are beginner (CEFR A1-2), pre-intermediate (CEFR B1), upper intermediate (CEFR B2), and advanced (CEFR C1-2). I offer a range of topics including speaking, culture, grammar. In addition, I combine my passion for history with my EFL teaching experience in my History classes.

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I develop my own TESOL teaching resources, specifically aimed at adult learners at a range of abilities. My classes are beginner (CEFR A1-2), pre-intermediate (CEFR B1), upper intermediate (CEFR B2), and advanced (CEFR C1-2). I offer a range of topics including speaking, culture, grammar. In addition, I combine my passion for history with my EFL teaching experience in my History classes.
Articles
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Articles

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This is an upper intermediate (CEFR B2, IELTS 6.0) EFL Grammar class about articles. Students will learn the difference between the indefinite and definite article. Concept check questions test students’ understanding and gap-fill exercises allow students to implement what they have learned in controlled exercises. Students also learn the difference between ‘a’ and ‘one’. Students complete a quiz where they choose the correct article for each gap. In addition, students read an article and complete the gaps with correct articles. Students discuss the most important invention with a partner before ending the class with a final concept check.
0, 1st, 2nd Conditionals
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0, 1st, 2nd Conditionals

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This is an upper intermediate (CEFR B2, IELTS 6.0) EFL Grammar class about the 0, 1st, and 2nd conditional. Students learn the functions and differences in form between each conditional. Transformation exercises allow students to practice making their own conditional sentences. Students also learn the phrase ‘if I were you’ for giving advice.
3rd Conditional
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3rd Conditional

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This is an advanced (CEFR C1, IELTS 7.0) EFL Grammar class about the 3rd conditional. Students review the 0, 1st and 2nd conditionals before engaging in a thought experiment to imagine a different past. Students learn the form and function of the 3rd conditional in detail using examples and concept check questions. Students complete gap-fill exercises and a reading activity in which they imagine alternate scenarios using the 3rd conditional. Students practice using the 3rd conditional orally in a discussion.
Present Perfect
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Present Perfect

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This is an upper intermediate (CEFR B2, IELTS 6.0) EFL Grammar class about the present perfect aspect. Students look at an example of the past simple and the present perfect to see the difference in meaning. The form and functions of the present perfect is then introduced with example sentences. The difference between the simple past and present perfect is emphasised. Students learn the past participle and activate their prior knowledge by completing a list of commonly-used past participles. Students then learn to use common general adverbs of time with the present perfect compared to the past simple, which uses specific adverbs of time. Students then learn the difference between ‘for’ and ‘since’ when used with the present perfect. Adverbs (already, just, still, yet) commonly used with the present perfect are learned and practiced. Students finish the class with a discussion using the present perfect.
Conditional Conjunctions
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Conditional Conjunctions

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This is an advanced (CEFR C1, IELTS 7.0) EFL Grammar class about conditional conjunctions. Students will learn the conjunctions unless, even if, as long as, provided. They will learn the form and function of each before completing a controlled exercise and a concept check. A reading activity and a discussion are also included.
Showing Regret
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Showing Regret

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This is an upper intermediate (CEFR B2, IELTS 6.0) EFL Grammar class about showing regret. Students review their understanding of regret before learning key phrases to show regret (wish + past perfect, if only + past perfect, should + present perfect, regret + gerund). Students test their understanding using concept check questions and practice the language in gap-fill and transformation activities.
Showing Permission
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Showing Permission

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This is an upper intermediate (CEFR B2, IELTS 6.0) EFL Grammar class about showing permission. Students read dialogues and find examples of giving, refusing, and asking for permission. Students learn formal and informal ways of performing each function. Role play activities allow students to practice using the key phrases. Students complete a discussion at the end.
Gradable and non-Gradable Adjectives
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Gradable and non-Gradable Adjectives

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This is an advanced (CEFR C1, IELTS 7.0) EFL Grammar class about gradable and non-gradable adjectives. Students learn some key vocabulary needed to understand the concepts in the class before learning the function of gradable adjectives. Students test their understanding using a concept check before describing photographs using a gradable adjective. The concept of non-gradable adjectives is introduced followed by another concept check. Students then identify gradable and non-gradable adjectives from a list. Students then read an email and correct any mistakes they find. Two interactive discussions end the class.
Cooking
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Cooking

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This is pre-intermediate (CEFR B1, IELTS 5.0) EFL Speaking class about cooking. Students activate prior knowledge of the topic by completing a short quiz, after which they discuss some questions about food/cooking with a partner. Target language (cooking verbs) is then introduced using photographs. Students then match each cooking verb to a suitable food e.g. bake + bread. There is another opportunity for discussion, after which the students discuss the pros and cons of eating out or at home. Finally, students perform a role play. A supplementary activity sees students deciding which international cuisine is the best.
Habits
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Habits

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This is a pre-intermediate (CEFR B1, IELTS 5.0) EFL Speaking class about habits. The first activity sees students describing three images with their partner to activate prior knowledge. Target language (various habits) is elicited using photographs, which students discuss using discussion questions. Students then brainstorm bad habits, after which they consolidate their learning by completing three discussion activities (agree or disagree, discussion, rank and defend).
Internet
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Internet

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This is a pre-intermediate (CEFR B1, IELTS 5.0) EFL Speaking class about the internet. Students first brainstorm what activities they can do online. Then they discuss basic questions about the internet. Target language (website, search engine, download, stream, router, virus) is introduced using photographs. Students confirm understanding by choosing the correct piece of vocabulary in a gap-fill reading activity. Another opportunity for discussion follows. Prior to reading an article about the pros and cons of the internet, students describe a picture showing a girl sleeping next to a mobile phone. Students then answer comprehension questions about the text. Two interactive discussion activities follow.
Housing
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Housing

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This is a pre-intermediate (CEFR B1, IELTS 5.0) EFL Speaking class about housing. Students describe photographs of various types of house before a simple discussion about where they live. Target language (garage, loft/attic, balcony, patio, fireplace, utility room) is then introduced. Students confirm their understanding by matching the vocabulary to its meaning, after which they discuss questions using the vocabulary. A reading activity follows, in which students read housing advertisements in Manchester, UK. They confirm their understanding of the advertisements by matching pictures of the houses to the descriptions. Students finish the class by discussing their opinions about some statements, as well as designing their own house.
Holidays
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Holidays

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This a pre-intermediate (CEFR B1, IELTS 5.0) EFL speaking class about holidays. Students begin the class with a description of some photographs of holidays, after which they discuss their last holiday with a partner. Target language (luggage, guided tour, currency, souvenir, resort, hotel reservation) is introduced using photographs, after which students read sentences and complete a gap-fill using this new vocabulary. In a controlled practice activity, students then use the newly-introduced vocabulary in a discussion. The penultimate activity involves students stating their ideal holiday. Finally, students read about four types of holiday (a tour of European capitals, a Hawaiian beach holiday, a hiking trip to Peru, and a city break in New York) before discussing their favourite option.
Hiking
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Hiking

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This is a pre-intermediate (CEFR B1, IELTS 5.0) EFL Speaking class about hiking. Students describe photographs followed by a short quiz. Students look at photographs of hiking equipment before discussing hiking as a general activity. More detailed discussion questions follow. Students then consolidate their learning using a pros/cons discussion followed by a debate.
Feelings
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Feelings

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This is a beginner (CEFR A2, IELTS 4.0) EFL speaking class about feelings. Students will learn vocabulary related to feelings, after which they learn the pronunciation of each word. Then there is a concept check exercise to confirm the students’ understanding. Finally, students discuss in free activities.
Clothing
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Clothing

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This is a beginner (CEFR A2, IELTS 4.0) EFL speaking class about clothing. The class begins with a brainstorm activity, followed by a short discussion for students. Students then learn some vocabulary about clothing, after which they check their understanding with a gap fill exercise. Students have another short discussion then they play a game of Guess Who using an image of different people. This is followed by a short reading activity and a comprehension activity. Some further vocabulary describing clothing allows students to complete the final free speaking activity, in which they describe people’s clothing.
At the Hospital
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At the Hospital

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This is a beginner (CEFR A2, IELTS 4.0) EFL speaking class about hospitals. Students will learn vocabulary related to hospitals, after which they use the vocabulary in a sentence to confirm their understanding. Students then learn the pronunciation of each word. Then there is a short dialogue and two opportunities for freer practice using the target language.
Family
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Family

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This is a beginner (CEFR A2, IELTS 4.0) EFL speaking class about family. Students begin by looking at a picture of a family for context. Next, they discuss with a partner some basic questions about family members. After that, there is a short reading activity after which students answer true or false questions about the information in the text. Students then complete a concept checking exercise followed by another discussion. The class ends with two more free practice activities using the target language.
Illness
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Illness

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This is a beginner (CEFR A2, IELTS 4.0) EFL speaking class about illness. Students first brainstorm their prior knowledge of illnesses, after which target language is introduced using photographs. Students then practice the form of the vocabulary in a sentence, followed by an opportunity to drill pronunciation. Students then read a short dialogue between a doctor and a patient. Next, students answer comprehension questions about the text. In the next part of the class, students brainstorm what they do when they are sick. Further vocabulary about medicine is introduced, after which students again drill pronunciation. Students end the class with two discussion activities.
Food & Drink
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Food & Drink

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This is a beginner (CEFR A2, IELTS 4.0) EFL speaking class (suitable for adults due to references to alcohol) about food and drink. Students begin the class by brainstorming different types of food, after which they discuss some questions with a partner. Next, students learn some vocabulary (pie, yoghurt, breakfast cereal, seafood, crisps, cake) and complete a concept check exercise. Students then have another opportunity to discuss the target language with a partner. Next, students learn some common drinks (soft drinks, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, soy milk, beer). Finally, students engage in freer activities including agree or disagree, and rank and defend.